Brown Rice Salad, our favourite summer recipe to accompany a campervan barbecue

Brown Rice Salad

Serves 6

Dressing

– 3 fl oz sunflower oil
– 2 tblspns Soy Sauce
– 2 tblspns Lemon Juice
– Salt and Pepper

Salad

– 6 oz Brown Rice
– 6 Spring Onions (3 French spring onions as they are typically huge)
– 1 Red Pepper, seeded and diced small
– 2oz Currants (Optional)
– 3oz Roasted Salted Cashews
– 3 tblspns Chopped Parsley

Method

Cook rice as directed on pack.

Rinse with boiling water and drain well.

Chop spring onion finely.

Transfer rice to a bowl while still warm and add spring onions then all remaining ingredients including dressing.

Toss thoroughly and serve or cool completely and chill if serving later.

I think this dish improves if you leave it all day or even overnight so it won’t mind if you make it ahead. Do keep it in the fridge once cooled though as cooked rice can be dangerous if left at room temperature for any length of time.

Serve with a green salad and absolutely anything you can cook on the barbecue for a perfect alfresco feast.